Ballon d'Or awards
1
First Division titles
2
United goals
237
Scotland goals
30
FA Cup titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 50 | |
| 1957 | 56 | |
| 1958 | 62 | |
| 1959 | 68 | |
| 1960 | 74 | |
| 1961 | 79 | |
| 1962 | 85 | |
| 1963 | 91 | |
| 1964 | 97 | |
| 1965 | 90 | |
| 1966 | 84 | |
| 1967 | 77 | |
| 1968 | 70 | |
| 1969 | 64 | |
| 1970 | 57 | |
| 1971 | 50 | |
| 1972 | 43 | |
| 1973 | 37 | |
| 1974 | 30 |
Data sources
- FIFA official records
- UEFA competition archives
- National federation and club records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Denis Law ranks #208 in Football
Denis Law ranks #208 in Football and #352 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.6/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1974 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Ballon d'Or awards 1, First Division titles 2, United goals 237, Scotland goals 30.
Nearest context: ahead Neville Southall (85.6); behind Julián Álvarez (85.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Denis Law GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Law comparisons
Denis Law — frequently asked
- Is Denis Law the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Denis Law ranks #208 in Football with a GOAT Score of 85.6/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Denis Law's GOAT Score?
- 85.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Denis Law rank all time?
- #352 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #208 in Football.
- Denis Law vs Neville Southall: who ranks higher?
- Denis Law ranks higher at 85.6 versus Neville Southall at 85.6, a margin of 0.0 points.